Improving agility of cryogenic air separation plants

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 394-404

  Miller, Jason ^a   Luyben, William L ^a   Belanger, Paul ^b   Blouin, Stephane ^b   Megan, Larry ^b  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

^b PRAXAIR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENIC AIR SEPARATION; LIQUID INVENTORY;

AIR; ARGON; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SEPARATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AIR; ARGON; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEPARATION;

EID: 38849095243     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie070975t     Document Type: Article

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